Welcome to Tunis ...

Tunis is located in Rockingham County<1>.

The location of Tunis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tunis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Tunis is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tunis lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Tunis is within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Tunis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Tunis - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ontario and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tunis.

Communities near Tunis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tunis.

• Harrisonburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Broadway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Timberville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• Shenandoah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• New Market
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Mount Jackson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
  • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <4>
• Edinburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
• Cootes Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
  • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
• Turleytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
  • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
• Orkney Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orkney Springs
  • Orkney Springs is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orkney Springs <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tunis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tunis.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tunis. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tunis.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tunis. See our Newspapers Page for Tunis.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tunis ...

Looking for more information about Tunis? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tunis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tunis.

Adding Tunis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tunis in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tunis was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tunis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tunis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/